Election Day? Dozens of school districts hope you remember to vote

Election Day? Dozens of school districts hope you remember to vote

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KING COUNTY — Today might not feel like a typical election day. But dozens of school districts across Western Washington are hoping you remember to vote.

School districts in King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish, Whatcom, and Kitsap County have bond measures on today’s special election ballot. The levies, slated to be collected over the next three years, run from operations levies that keep schools running normally, to improvement levies that fund building enhancements and technology improvements.

Participation in special-election ballots are notoriously low. According to the News Tribune, 22 percent of ballots were returned Monday for Pierce County.

Voters need to return their ballot by 8 p.m. tonight for it to be counted.

King County Elections released this statement Tuesday morning:

King County Elections has received about 160,000 ballots to date out of more than 630,000 sent to voters for today’s special election. This is the largest special election in King County since 2010.

Voters have until 8 p.m. tonight to return ballots to a drop-off location or Accessible Voting Center. Voters who are mailing ballots today need to remember to affix a first class (49 cent) stamp and ensure that the mail will be postmarked today. Ballots arriving with a postmark later than election day, by law, will not be opened.

King County Elections forecast a 38 percent turnout in today’s election. Eighteen jurisdictions, including 16 school districts, have a total of 33 measures on ballots this election. For more information see www.kingcounty.gov/elections

Below is a list of school districts with measures on the ballot, and links to more information about that county’s voting rules.